sever
Example Sentences
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That designation is normally reserved for foreign actors like Huawei that would require the department to sever ties with the startup just a few months ahead of its expected IPO.
The 36-year-old added that surgeons have told him he was fortunate not to have severed any nerves or tendons but that he should gradually recover following further treatment.
From BBC
Neurites include axons, which are often severed in spinal cord injuries.
From Science Daily
If Anthropic was put on the supply-chain-risk list, it would force other companies that do business with the Pentagon to sever their Anthropic relationship too.
From MarketWatch
Through the cockpit, the city glowed on the horizon, a strip of twinkling lights severing the night sky from the dark Potomac river.
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